There is a busy week coming up in the Houston Heights, and instead of writing separate posts for each, here’s a quick look at what’s coming up. Nominations for the Houston Heights Association’s Community Improvement Awards are due Friday, Jan. 11. The awards are ways for the Association as well as area residents to recognize […]
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Opera in the Heights opens its 17th season Thursday with a focus on the works of William Shakespeare. It’s not often that the words Shakespeare and opera appear together, but for Opera in the Heights, the Bard will guide the entire season. I guess you could say Shakespeare will be “…the star to every wandering […]
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Fall starts Saturday morning, but you won’t have to go far to celebrate the last day of summer in the Heights. One Green Street, 3423 White Oak, will host its first annual Party on The Porch from 4-6 p.m. Friday. One Green Street is new to the Heights, but they’re clearly doing something right. Check […]
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﻿﻿ There is perhaps no more iconic image of the Houston Heights than the gazebo at Marmion Park. Saturday night, that gazebo will also evoke patriotic events from the past as the Houston Heights Orchestra and Heights Association will present a free concert. The concert will get under way at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30, […]
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The gazebo at Houston Heights Association-owned Marmion Park, at the corner of East 18th and Heights Boulevard, is meant to evoke the old Cooley Mansion, which once stood on the site. And insofar as the roof design mimics the turret of the old place, it certainly does. Later this month, however, a concert held under […]
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Memorial Day may have been last Monday, and sure, the Summer Solstice isn’t for another three weeks, but for me the first weekend in June generally means summer is here, bringing with it weather forecasts which look like this: Highs in the 90s, lows in the 70s. 20 percent chance of rain… Lather, rinse, repeat… […]
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The Live Oak Friends Meeting House, 1318 West 26th, will host the sixth edition of its annual Houston Peace Festival from 1-7 p.m. Saturday, May 26. As it has in the past five years, the festival mission gives attendees a chance to celebrate with and learn more about local and national organizations that emphasize peaceful […]
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Heights Live, which is quickly becoming one of the best live music venues in the Grande Olde Neighborhoode, will host folk singer Rita Hosking Friday night. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show, and there is a suggested donation of $15 at the door. Heights Live is a wonderful listening room experience […]
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The Houston Heights Orchestra will hold a free finale for its first-ever season at All Saints Catholic Church, 215 East 10th, from 3-6 p.m. this Sunday. The HHO, under the direction of Jaemi Blair Loeb, has put together an impressive program for the final act of their inaugural season, starting off with the Tarentelle for […]
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Youth arts groups in the Houston Heights have a busy time planned in the coming weeks. First, HITS Theatre is putting the final touches this week on its production of “Ragtime,” its spring show at Miller Outdoor Theatre set for performances 8 p.m. April 5-7 and 12-14. Tickets for “Ragtime,” like all Miller productions are […]
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